CVE-1999-1435

Summary

CVE-1999-1435 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the libsocks5 library of Socks 5 (socks5) 1.0r5. Maliciously crafted long environmental variables can exploit this issue, allowing local users to elevate their privileges. This vulnerability poses a significant risk, as it enables unauthorized access to system resources and potentially serious consequences. Users running the affected version of socks5 should update to a secure version as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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